Originally Posted by
Bulletbob
yes I know what capitol gains are . and the people who earn big dollars from them are investors who often reinvest the money create jobs etc.
"Capitol" gains would be when one party gains Congressional seats in an election.
Capital gains are when people sell an asset for more than they paid for it. You clearly don't know how investment works or how jobs are created. Let me give you an example of investors earning big dollars and not a single job was created. In the last couple of months more than $3 billion were earned by investors buying and selling Gamestop. Gamestop did not earn a penny of that money. Gamestop did not create a single job with that $3 billion.
Much of investing doesn't really create jobs. Rather it is holding an asset that creates jobs. If I sell my Microsoft stock and buy Apple I haven't created any jobs. Microsoft and Apple could care less who owns their stock since they are going to conduct their business the same whether you or I or anyone else owns the stock.
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